• Dr K.P.N. Kleynhans (in memoriam)
• Dr E. van den Berg
• Prof D. De Waele
• Ms E. Cameron
• Dr J.A. Shepherd
• Prof A.J. Meyer
• Prof J. Heyns (in memoriam)
• Prof Don Loots

Download an application for membership form here and fax it to the number on the form if you wish to join the society.

Sustaining members
According to the Constitution of the NSSA, a sustaining member “shall be any person or body of persons contributing funds other than regular membership fees to the Society on a continuous basis”. The contributions of sustaining members are used to fund the George Martin Scholarship for training of Nematologists in the Southern African region and for purposes as indicated below. Current sustaining members are:

• Nemlab (sponsors the best paper presentation during the biennial NSSA symposia)
• Wirsam Scientific & Precision Equipment (Pty) Ltd (sponsors the best poster presentation during the biennial NSSA symposia
• Illovo Sugar
• Bayer CropScience
• Horticura
• Microbial Solutions
• SASRI

Short course
The society also organises a short course at the University of North West, sponsored by the VLIR-project. The course is presented by several guest lecturers from different areas of expertise, and covers subjects like detection of nematodes, identification of nematodes and control strategies. The next Nematology Short Course will take from 22 June to 3 July, 2009. Please download the registration form if you are interested in attending the course.

George Martin Memorial scholarship
The George Martin memorial scholarship is awarded annually. The award, to the value of R 4000.00 is open to persons from countries of Southern Africa, i.e. South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The purpose of the scholarship is to promote Nematology in Southern Africa, preferably by assisting the successful candidate to attend a recognized course in Nematology. Applicants must be serious about pursuing a career in Nematology and about furthering the science of Nematology. The successful candidate will be expected to give a paper at the next NSSA symposium and/or report in the Society’s newsletter how the funds were used.

Constitution
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Contact us
Download an application for membership form here and fax it to the number on the form if you wish to join the society. Please feel free to contact any of the members of the executive committee listed below if you need any information about the society.

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